vrijdag 26 april 2013

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Against all odds, Katniss has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and longtime friend, Gale. Yet nothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be. Gale holds her at an icy distance. Peeta has turned his back on her completely. And there are whispers of a rebellion against the Capitol - a rebellion that Katniss and Peeta may have helped create. Much to her shock, Katniss has fueled an unrest she's afraid she cannot stop. And what scares her even more is that she's not entirely convinced she should try. As time draws near for Katniss and Peeta to visit the districts on the Capitol's cruel Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever. If they can't prove, without a shadow of a doubt, that they are lost in their love for each other, the consequences will be horrifying.

Pro's/Con's
I honestly was a little bit dissapointed with the fact that they rushed through visiting all the districts with the exception of District 11. I was actually really looking forward to reading about all the different districts so I was a little bit disappointed by that.
My next, and last, negative point for this book was that the beginning was a little bit predictable. I won't spoil it for the people who have yet to read it but it was kinda obvious that something like this would happen to Katniss and Peeta. I'm still not sure how I felt about it, if I was happy with that or if I would prefered something different but after finishing this book I don't really care about it anymore since this book is a worthy follow up on The Hunger Games.
I loved the tension in this book. There was a lot of it which is very logical with all the things that are happening. The people who are starting to rebel once more, the new Hunger Games, president Snow and his threats. A lot of tension which was really well written down, I was sitting at the edge of my seat when I was reading this book.
And of course the characters, I love them so much! I love Katniss' character just as much as I did in the first book, she is still very awesome, very smart and very handy. I also liked Peeta a little bit more in this book, I found him a bit useless in the first but in this one he is more active. I still liked Gale, I understand his point of view and the reasons for why he acts as he does. But I must convess, even after reading the second book I still can't say if I'm Team Peeta or Team Gale so I will stick with Team Katniss just like I did in the first book.
Next thing that I liked was the plot and especially the ending. The plot is awesome, like I have said there is a lot of tension which just let me fly through the book at a very fast pace. I loved it. And the plot at the ending was just perfect! You know, when I read Sherlock Holmes I just love the last chapter because the vilain explains how he has done it all and something like that also happened at the ending of this book and I found it very awesome and very witty and smart of them.

Recommend it?
Yes, the book overall is just a very enjoyable read. Even though I was a bit disappointed that you didn't get to read about Katniss and Peeta visiting all the other Districts I still enjoyed it a lot. The characters are awesome, the new and the old ones, and the plot is just fantastic. It is filled with a lot of tension which will help you fly through this book at a very fast pace.

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